Rebatching Questions, using a rebatch base

[CherryTree]

I'm going to attempt making rebatched soap tomorrow. I ordered rebatch bases from BrambleBerry (shea base and goat milk base), have researched the method I am going to try, and I am all set and ready to go!

However, I still have two questions that perhaps someone can answer for me:

1) I have a 40-oz loaf mold that I would like to pour my batch into. This is probably a stupid question, but since the rebatch base I purchased is in grated form, how to I carefully calculate how much base I need to fill this particular mold?

2) I would like to try making a double-layer soap using this rebatch base. Is there anything I need to do to make sure the two layers adhere to one another? Do I wait until the first layer has completely set up before pouring the second layer (how long do I wait)? I am only familiar with making layers in mp glycerin soap (using a spritz of rubbing alcohol between layers), so I am not sure how to do layers in a batch of cp rebatch base.

I would appreciate any information you can give! Thank you!

 

[jennikate]

Rebatch is very tricky for things like layers you are better off doing a few learning batches first. Rebatch is hot process so be ready for a more rustic look to the finished product. For the 1st question use a scale and weigh out how much you need.

 

[ToniD]

Your rebatch mix will be thick enough so that the layers won't flow together like M&P would. I would do them without letting the first one set. I think they will stay together better.

 

[soapbuddy]

Rebatch soap will never be as fluid again like CP. You will get a consistency that's more like mashed potatoes. Don't add too much water; otherwise you will end up with soaps that have the "shrunken head" syndrome.